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In the Cannes marketplace, gore sells
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070519/ap_en_mo/film_cannes_bloody_business"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070518/capt.333656f76b244be09fcbf174af7b9bcf.film_cannes_bloody_business__drb135.jpg?x=97&y=130&sig=UhqUvnVZZb4U9N_dsp2COA--" align="left" height="130" width="97" alt="Charity Glick of Brain Damage films sits in her company's booth at the 60th International film festival in Cannes, southern France, on Friday, May 18, 2007. Cannes is not all glitz and glamour. For many film buyers and sellers, the blood and guts of the festival is, blood and guts. (AP Photo/Jeff Christensen)" border="0" /></a>AP - Cannes is not all glitz and glamour. For many film buyers and sellers, the guts of the festival is — blood and guts.</p><br clear="all"/>
Rep: Washington remaining on 'Grey's'
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070519/ap_en_tv/tv_grey_s_anatomy_washington"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070518/capt.69bafc346f3e4b5babeb43f762b3670e.tv_grey_s_anatomy__washington_ny115.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=mjXIb2uA9kdiXkYTF4xVyQ--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="This undated handout photo supplied by ABC shows Isaiah Washington and Sandra Oh in a scene from ABC's 'Grey's Anatomy' finale which aired Thursday night, May 17,2007. Washington's Dr. Preston Burke saw his marriage dreams fizzle on the season finale of 'Grey's Anatomy' but don't read any meaning into that, the controversial actor won't be dumped by the show, his publicist said Friday May 18, 2007. (AP Photo/Scott Garfield,ABC-HO)" border="0" /></a>AP - Isaiah Washington's Dr. Preston Burke packed his bags on the season finale of "Grey's Anatomy" but that doesn't mean the actor is being dumped by the show, his publicist said Friday.</p><br clear="all"/>
Concert promoter sues Alejandra Guzman
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070519/ap_en_mu/people_guzman"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070519/capt.97ccab935094477b8bedd1d4913d74b0.people_guzman_ny108.jpg?x=83&y=130&sig=ruH3PY6fTFn16cullsfBxQ--" align="left" height="130" width="83" alt="Latin Grammy winner Alejandra Guzman participates in a press conference announcing the nominees for the 7th annual Latin Grammy Awards, New York, Tuesday, Sept 26, 2006. A concert promotion company has sued Mexican rock singer Alejandra Guzman and her promoter, alleging they backed out of a deal to have her perform at a June 16 concert in Southern California. (AP Photo/Jeff Christensen)" border="0" /></a>AP - A concert promotion company has sued Mexican rock singer Alejandra Guzman and her promoter, alleging they backed out of a deal to have her perform at a June 16 concert in Southern California.</p><br clear="all"/>
Heche's husband claims she's a bad mom
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070518/ap_en_tv/people_heche"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070518/capt.3c97304b6f2f413d9b6d8cf8232d08f5.people_heche_laffoon_nyet173.jpg?x=87&y=130&sig=4d6sEl14XG9.DQ6JCp8fPg--" align="left" height="130" width="87" alt="Actress Anne Heche, left, is joined by husband Coleman Laffoon as she arrives for the Emmy Awards Sept. 19, 2004, at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles. Laffoon, who filed for divorce on Feb.2, 2007, wants at least $33,000 a month in support and joint custody of the couple's 5-year-old son, saying the actress is a bad mother. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)" border="0" /></a>AP - Anne Heche's divorcing husband wants at least $33,000 a month in support and joint custody of the couple's 5-year-old son, saying the 37-year-old actress is a bad mother.</p><br clear="all"/>
Court: van Gogh stays with Taylor
(AP)
AP - A federal appeals court on Friday upheld the dismissal of a lawsuit demanding that Elizabeth Taylor turn over a Vincent van Gogh painting once confiscated by Nazis.
In the Cannes marketplace, gore sells
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070519/ap_en_mo/film_cannes_bloody_business"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070518/capt.333656f76b244be09fcbf174af7b9bcf.film_cannes_bloody_business__drb135.jpg?x=97&y=130&sig=UhqUvnVZZb4U9N_dsp2COA--" align="left" height="130" width="97" alt="Charity Glick of Brain Damage films sits in her company's booth at the 60th International film festival in Cannes, southern France, on Friday, May 18, 2007. Cannes is not all glitz and glamour. For many film buyers and sellers, the blood and guts of the festival is, blood and guts. (AP Photo/Jeff Christensen)" border="0" /></a>AP - Cannes is not all glitz and glamour. For many film buyers and sellers, the guts of the festival is — blood and guts.</p><br clear="all"/>
Concert promoter sues Alejandra Guzman
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070519/ap_en_mu/people_guzman"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070519/capt.97ccab935094477b8bedd1d4913d74b0.people_guzman_ny108.jpg?x=83&y=130&sig=ruH3PY6fTFn16cullsfBxQ--" align="left" height="130" width="83" alt="Latin Grammy winner Alejandra Guzman participates in a press conference announcing the nominees for the 7th annual Latin Grammy Awards, New York, Tuesday, Sept 26, 2006. A concert promotion company has sued Mexican rock singer Alejandra Guzman and her promoter, alleging they backed out of a deal to have her perform at a June 16 concert in Southern California. (AP Photo/Jeff Christensen)" border="0" /></a>AP - A concert promotion company has sued Mexican rock singer Alejandra Guzman and her promoter, alleging they backed out of a deal to have her perform at a June 16 concert in Southern California.</p><br clear="all"/>
Rep: Washington remaining on 'Grey's'
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070519/ap_en_tv/tv_grey_s_anatomy_washington"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070518/capt.69bafc346f3e4b5babeb43f762b3670e.tv_grey_s_anatomy__washington_ny115.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=mjXIb2uA9kdiXkYTF4xVyQ--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="This undated handout photo supplied by ABC shows Isaiah Washington and Sandra Oh in a scene from ABC's 'Grey's Anatomy' finale which aired Thursday night, May 17,2007. Washington's Dr. Preston Burke saw his marriage dreams fizzle on the season finale of 'Grey's Anatomy' but don't read any meaning into that, the controversial actor won't be dumped by the show, his publicist said Friday May 18, 2007. (AP Photo/Scott Garfield,ABC-HO)" border="0" /></a>AP - Isaiah Washington's Dr. Preston Burke packed his bags on the season finale of "Grey's Anatomy" but that doesn't mean the actor is being dumped by the show, his publicist said Friday.</p><br clear="all"/>
What the Buyers Want, and What They're Getting
(AdWeek.com)
AdWeek.com - NEW YORK Advertisers' budgets for spending on television for the 2007-08 season will be flat to up by a few percentage points from last year's $8.75 billion, media buyers said. And when the broadcast networks introduce their fall schedules in New York this week, buyers warned, they will need to offer shows with better hit potential, or dollars will go elsewhere.
'Ragtime', a Hit for Chicago's Porchlight, Will Move to Apollo Theatre
(Playbill)
Playbill - Porchlight Music Theatre in Chicago has a hit on its hands with its staging of the musical <i>Ragtime,</i> which will transfer to the Apollo Theater June 9 after a hot run at Theatre Building Chicago.
In the Cannes marketplace, gore sells
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070519/ap_en_mo/film_cannes_bloody_business"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070518/capt.333656f76b244be09fcbf174af7b9bcf.film_cannes_bloody_business__drb135.jpg?x=97&y=130&sig=UhqUvnVZZb4U9N_dsp2COA--" align="left" height="130" width="97" alt="Charity Glick of Brain Damage films sits in her company's booth at the 60th International film festival in Cannes, southern France, on Friday, May 18, 2007. Cannes is not all glitz and glamour. For many film buyers and sellers, the blood and guts of the festival is, blood and guts. (AP Photo/Jeff Christensen)" border="0" /></a>AP - Cannes is not all glitz and glamour. For many film buyers and sellers, the guts of the festival is — blood and guts.</p><br clear="all"/>
France's "Terror Advocate" looks back on film
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070519/film_nm/cannes_verges_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070519/2007_05_18t122055_450x313_us_cannes_verges.jpg?x=130&y=90&sig=nQvNvBeUADl1FVSTWh7Qqg--" align="left" height="90" width="130" alt="French director Barbet Schroeder poses during a photocall for his film 'L'Avocat de la Terreur' which competes in the Un Certain Regard section at the 60th Cannes Film Festival May 18, 2007. (Jean-Paul Pelissier/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - A new documentary on the
enigmatic French lawyer Jacques Verges takes a neutral tone on
a 50-year career that went from fighting colonialism to the
"exhilaration" of defending Nazi war criminal Klaus Barbie.</p><br clear="all"/>
Filmmakers win audiences with kids' contests
(Reuters)
Reuters - Movies about children taking part in
quirky competitions have emerged as one of the winning formulas
of recent documentaries with the trend showing no sign of
abating.
Court: van Gogh stays with Taylor
(AP)
AP - A federal appeals court on Friday upheld the dismissal of a lawsuit demanding that Elizabeth Taylor turn over a Vincent van Gogh painting once confiscated by Nazis.
Farrah Fawcett's Cancer Battle Continues
(E! Online)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/eonline/20070518/en_movies_eo/3ee10132_e1bb4769_a4f0_a4afe4a5f524"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/eonline/20070519/capt.dfa493a229c91e4644249e948cce8acc.jpg?x=130&y=93&sig=sPmwXsCzM2b0kMXxpWoqfA--" align="left" height="93" width="130" alt="Farrah Fawcett's Cancer Battle Continues(E! Online)" border="0" /></a>E! Online - The fight of Farrah Fawcett's life is heading into round two.</p><br clear="all"/>
Anna Nicole Smith in posthumous role at Cannes
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070518/film_nm/cinema_cannes_smith_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070518/2007_05_18t152015_450x349_us_cinema_cannes_smith.jpg?x=130&y=100&sig=bbkVim47zJs08k0p_D_ewA--" align="left" height="100" width="130" alt="Model Anna Nicole Smith is pictured at a Los Angeles party in this May 9, 2002 file photo. Smith, whose death grabbed world headlines this year, makes a posthumous appearance at Cannes in a science fiction comedy straight from the B movie tradition. (Fred Prouser/Files/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Former Playboy model Anna Nicole
Smith, whose death grabbed world headlines this year, makes a
posthumous appearance at Cannes in a science fiction comedy
straight from the B movie tradition.</p><br clear="all"/>
Ryan Phillippe seeks joint custody
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070518/ap_en_mo/people_witherspoon_phillippe"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070518/capt.6ce59d77eec4476e8f65718bb8a7c86a.witherspoon_phillippe_nyet170.jpg?x=101&y=130&sig=1Z218QHYoIuUPJri8mYv9Q--" align="left" height="130" width="101" alt="Actress Reese Witherspoon and her husband Ryan Phillippe pose at the Academy Awards March 5, 2006, in Los Angeles. Phillippe wants joint custody of his children with the 'Walk the Line' Oscar winner. Witherspoon filed for divorce on Nov. 8, citing 'irreconcilable differences' as the reason for the split, and she asked for physical custody of the couple's two children. In a response filed Tuesday, MaY 15, 2007, Phillippe also cited irreconcilable differences but asked for joint legal custody and physical custody of the children as well as visitation granted 'to both parties, equally allocated.' (AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian)" border="0" /></a>AP - Ryan Phillippe wants joint custody of his children with "Walk the Line" Oscar winner Reese Witherspoon.</p><br clear="all"/>
Isaiah Washington Enters Grey Area
(E! Online)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/eonline/20070518/en_movies_eo/b84ae3640d3a_4494_a5db_7ab750b2df24"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/eonline/20070519/capt.998fa98e61f7288dcf92b8c460371960.jpg?x=130&y=93&sig=W4e3mtAUvJHpGIr9ljCS4w--" align="left" height="93" width="130" alt="Isaiah Washington Enters Grey Area(E! Online)" border="0" /></a>E! Online - (SPOILER ALERT: If you haven't seen the season finale of Grey's Anatomy, back away from the computer.)</p><br clear="all"/>
`Caribbean' pumps pirate pop culture
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070518/ap_en_mo/film_pop_culture_pirates"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070518/capt.cd41e0f48eda47a9b98027e36eb29c0b.film_pop_culture_pirates_la103.jpg?x=130&y=109&sig=KLFhrEAfRMKQAZH70_RlgA--" align="left" height="109" width="130" alt="The likeness of actor Johnny Depp appears on the pillow, foreground, among'Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End' merchandise displayed in Beverly Hills, Calif. on Wednesday, May 16, 2007. With the third chapter of the blockbuster film franchise set to hit theaters May 25, Disney is unveiling a boatload of pirate products from couture fashions to costume jewelry, plus toys, shoes, electronics, furniture and even 'healthy pirate snacks for energy.' (AP Photo/Matt Sayles)" border="0" /></a>AP - It was once the stuff of bikers and rebels. It meant danger. Poison. Trouble ahead.</p><br clear="all"/>
Paparazzi boo Pamela Anderson at Cannes
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070518/ap_en_mo/people_pamela_anderson"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070518/capt.02c57dfd8aa7447b9bbdc78cdb748c46.film_cannes_blonde_and_blonder_photo_call_vlm126.jpg?x=94&y=130&sig=qESql5R.R4C_tjzB9LetoA--" align="left" height="130" width="94" alt="American actor Dean Hamilton and American actress Pamela Anderson pose during a photo call for the film 'Blonde and Blonder,' at the 60th International film festival in Cannes, southern France, on Friday, May 18, 2007. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)" border="0" /></a>AP - Photographers at the Cannes Film Festival booed Pamela Anderson after she showed up late for a photo session Friday and only stuck around to pose for a few minutes.</p><br clear="all"/>
Concert promoter sues Alejandra Guzman
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070519/ap_en_mu/people_guzman"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070519/capt.97ccab935094477b8bedd1d4913d74b0.people_guzman_ny108.jpg?x=83&y=130&sig=ruH3PY6fTFn16cullsfBxQ--" align="left" height="130" width="83" alt="Latin Grammy winner Alejandra Guzman participates in a press conference announcing the nominees for the 7th annual Latin Grammy Awards, New York, Tuesday, Sept 26, 2006. A concert promotion company has sued Mexican rock singer Alejandra Guzman and her promoter, alleging they backed out of a deal to have her perform at a June 16 concert in Southern California. (AP Photo/Jeff Christensen)" border="0" /></a>AP - A concert promotion company has sued Mexican rock singer Alejandra Guzman and her promoter, alleging they backed out of a deal to have her perform at a June 16 concert in Southern California.</p><br clear="all"/>
Shop Boyz track meets surprise rival on Hot 100
(Reuters)
Reuters - Strong radio airplay has helped push
"Party Like a Rockstar" by Shop Boyz onto the Billboard Hot
100. But in an inadvertent move, it's also helping an obscure,
similarly named song sell tens of thousands of downloads and
emerge as a rival on the charts.
Singer-songwriter Vega ponders "Beauty & Crime"
(Reuters)
Reuters - Suzanne Vega hasn't released a new
studio album since 2001's "Songs in Red and Gray." But as the
47-year-old New Yorker explains, it's not as though she's been
sitting around since then Googling herself.
Judge: J. Lo must submit to deposition
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070519/ap_en_mu/jennifer_lopez_sued"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070518/capt.a4dfccb2461d41ef80c0d25426ed66e8.jennifer_lopez_sued_nyr111.jpg?x=92&y=130&sig=3M0qwMu30sD3I_8EvgegHQ--" align="left" height="130" width="92" alt="Jennifer Lopez appears onstage during MTV's 'Total Request Live' at the MTV Times Square Studios in this March 27, 2007 file photo in New York. Jennifer Lopez has been ordered to answer questions in a lawsuit brought by television writer Jack Bunick, who says the actress and UPN stole his idea for a series about the modeling and nightclub scenes in Miami. Lopez is among six defendants, including UPN and CBS Television, the companies that broadcast 'South Beach.' (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow, File)" border="0" /></a>AP - Lawyers fighting over whether Jennifer Lopez knows anything about the origination of a television series about Miami's modeling and nightclub scene may hear from the actress within weeks, though one lawyer promised: "I will not ask for her autograph."</p><br clear="all"/>
Singer Amy Winehouse weds in Miami Beach
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070518/ap_en_mu/people_winehouse"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070423/2007_04_23t105910_450x344_us_novello_awards.jpg?x=130&y=99&sig=7MWMyYM9zEKCRPw4nEbAAA--" align="left" height="99" width="130" alt="Amy Winehouse performs at the Brit Awards at the Earls Court Arena in London, in this February 14, 2007 file photo. British rockers the Arctic Monkeys are on the shortlist for a prestigious Ivor Novello award for 'When the Sun Goes Down', while Amy Winehouse and Madonna are in the running in other categories. (Kieran Doherty/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>AP - Singer Amy Winehouse was married Friday in a private ceremony here, according to magazine reports.</p><br clear="all"/>
George Michael says may quit Britain
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070518/music_nm/britain_michael_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070519/2007_05_18t190452_318x450_us_britain_michael.jpg?x=91&y=130&sig=1aEsOEzsko4Wrq056Bv.Rw--" align="left" height="130" width="91" alt="British pop singer George Michael performs during the first concert of his European Tour in Aarhus, Denmark May 18, 2007. (Bo Amstrup/Scanpix - /Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Singer George Michael said he may quit
Britain to escape the relentless media attention on his
troubled private life.</p><br clear="all"/>
Jackson drops bid to block Vegas auction
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070518/ap_en_mu/people_jackson_auction"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070518/capt.62dc4b62f8714dcbb2c03168b7a0d58d.correction_jackson_auction_nvjh101.jpg?x=91&y=130&sig=ccXkaIfQauJsQ64Ci7oHyg--" align="left" height="130" width="91" alt="Arlan Ettinger, president of Guernsey's auction house in New York, holds an auction catalog for Michael Jackson memorabilia as he answers questions from the media outside the courtroom in Las Vegas on Friday, May 18, 2007. Lawyers for Michael Jackson drooped an effort Friday to block an auction later this month of the pop star's belongings with other Jackson family items. The auction begins at the Hard Rock hotel-casino in Las Vegas, May 30, 2007. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)" border="0" /></a>AP - Lawyers for Michael Jackson dropped an effort Friday to block an auction of the pop star's personal belongings and other Jackson family items, including Jackson's gold record for his "Thriller" album.</p><br clear="all"/>
INXS hitting the studio after summer tour wraps
(Reuters)
Reuters - Veteran Aussie rockers INXS is hoping
to hit the studio later in the year, with J.D. Fortune slotting
back into frontman duties, Billboard.com has learned.
Cowell says he can't predict "Idol" winner
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070518/music_nm/americanidol_cowell_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070519/2007_05_18t205957_450x313_us_americanidol_cowell.jpg?x=130&y=90&sig=W6yTQOV3IdaBgqW_3t5HDw--" align="left" height="90" width="130" alt="Judge Simon Cowell attends the party for the 12 finalists of the television show 'American Idol' at the Pacific Design Center in Los Angeles March 9, 2006. British music mogul Cowell says he is not as smart or as mean as people think -- he cannot predict who will win 'American Idol' and he wants contestants on the show to be rude to him when he is offensive to them. (Mario Anzuoni/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - British music mogul Simon Cowell
says he is not as smart or as mean as people think -- he cannot
predict who will win "American Idol" and he wants contestants
on the show to be rude to him when he is offensive to them.</p><br clear="all"/>
Taking music from Delta to classroom
(AP)
AP - At first the soulful sounds produced puzzled faces.
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